Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Fecha: | 07 ENE 1972 |
| Tipo: | Convair CV-340-68B |
| Operador: | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| Registración: | HZ-AAU |
| Numéro de série: | 182 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1954 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 12 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 15 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) (Arabia Saudita) |
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Pasajeros Programado |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Jeddah-King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED/OEJN), Arabia Saudita |
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The Convair returned to Jeddah with a no. 2 engine failure. On final approach to runway 33L, the flaps got stuck at 17 degrees. On rollout, with the no. 1 engine in reverse, the aircraft ran off the left side of the runway. The nosegear struck an asphalt mound and collapsed.
The engine problems caused by a no. 1 cylinder exhaust valve held in the open position.
CAUSE: Pilot unaware of hydraulic system failure.
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
